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Standard pond

Armada Pond build order · Supreme Isthmus

Economy-first Pond boosting front with wind/tidal energy, a Bot Lab, and later T2 cons, sending Tick, Pawn and Blitz forward as the transition unfolds.

#eco #team support · 133 distinct matches · 62 players · 13% of Armada Pond games · team won 44% of 135 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Bot Lab by 5:37

  1. Open tidal generators to start boosting front's energy.
  2. Layer mex and wind, watching front's needs to tune boost amount.
  3. Get bot lab up and start sending Tick, Pawn and Blitz to front.
  4. Transition toward T2 constructor once front needs heavier support.
  5. Finish advanced metal extractor to scale eco for T2.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 133 GAMES
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 6:00 step by step: what to build now, what comes next, and where it goes. At 1× it keeps pace with your own game.

  1. 1

    Up to the Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor4Mex
    • Tidal Generator8Tidalfor allies
    • Wind Turbine5Wind
    • Tidal Generator1Tidal
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 4 mex, 5 wind, 1 tidaldone ~3:40, middle half 3:14–5:34

    By 3:22 in all: 4 mex · 5 wind · 1 tidal · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:08 · typical 3:40
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Builders
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot

    Some games also: wind (47%) · con turret (42%) · Lazarus (39%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 9 wind · 1 tidal · 1 converter · 1 energy storage · 1 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 23 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind ×2
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Mex
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Energy storage
    11. Construction BotCon botfor unknown
    12. Wind
    13. Con turret ×2
    14. Wind
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:41
    16. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    17. Wind ×3
    18. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    19. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:22 · typical 9:15
    20. Wind
    21. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:02
    22. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    23. Wind ×3
  3. 3

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine26Wind
    • Energy Converter4Converter
    Order
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Lab in 58% of games
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret

    Some games also: con bot (49%) · tick (36%) · pawn (31%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 37 wind · 1 tidal · 7 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 218 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor unknown
    2. Wind
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. Wind
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    6. Wind
    7. ButlerButler ×2
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. Wind
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    11. Wind ×2
    12. ButlerButler ×2
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×2
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind
    20. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    21. Wind ×4
    22. Converter
    23. Wind ×2
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind ×2
    26. Converter
    27. Wind
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind ×4
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×3
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Converter
    36. Wind
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×3
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind
    41. RattlesnakeRattlesnakefor Frontdone 10:49
    42. Wind
    43. Converter ×2
    44. Wind ×2
    45. ButlerButler
    46. Wind ×2
    47. Converter ×2
    48. Wind
    49. ButlerButler
    50. Wind ×2
    51. Converter ×2
    52. Wind ×3
    53. ButlerButler
    54. Converter ×2
    55. Wind ×5
    56. Converter ×2
    57. Wind ×6
    58. Converter ×2
    59. ButlerButler
    60. Wind ×2
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×2
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×4
    65. Converter ×2
    66. Wind ×7
    67. Converter ×2
    68. Wind ×4
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×3
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×4
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×5
    75. Converter
    76. Wind
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×5
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×5
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×4
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×3
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×6
    87. Converter ×2
    88. Wind ×6
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×4
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×3
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×4
    95. NettleNettle
    96. Wind ×2
    97. Converter
    98. Wind
    99. Converter
    100. NettleNettle
    101. Wind
    102. ArchangelArchangeldone 11:24
    103. Wind ×3
    104. NettleNettle
    105. Wind ×3
    106. Converter
    107. Wind
    108. Converter
    109. Wind
    110. NettleNettle
    111. Wind ×4
    112. Converter
    113. ArchangelArchangel
    114. Wind ×3
    115. NettleNettle
    116. Wind
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×8
    119. Con turret
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×7
    122. Converter
    123. Wind ×3
    124. Converter
    125. Wind
    126. Con turret
    127. Wind ×3
    128. Converter
    129. Wind ×4
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×2
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×4
    134. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    135. Wind ×4
    136. Converter ×2
    137. Wind ×7
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×2
    140. Converter
    141. Wind ×3
    142. Experimental GantryExperimental Gantrydone 13:49
    143. Wind ×2
    144. Converter
    145. Wind ×4
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×3
    148. Converter
    149. Wind ×7
    150. Converter ×2
    151. Wind ×5
    152. Converter
    153. Wind ×3
    154. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    155. Wind
    156. Converter
    157. Wind ×4
    158. Converter
    159. Wind ×4
    160. Converter
    161. Wind ×3
    162. Converter
    163. Wind ×7
    164. Converter
    165. Wind
    166. Converter
    167. Wind ×4
    168. Converter
    169. Wind ×4
    170. Converter
    171. Wind ×2
    172. Converter
    173. Wind ×5
    174. Converter
    175. Wind
    176. Converter
    177. Wind ×6
    178. Converter
    179. Wind
    180. Converter
    181. Wind ×6
    182. Converter
    183. Wind ×4
    184. Converter
    185. Wind
    186. Converter
    187. Wind ×8
    188. Converter ×2
    189. Wind ×8
    190. Converter
    191. Wind ×2
    192. Converter
    193. Wind ×4
    194. Converter
    195. Wind ×5
    196. Converter
    197. Wind ×2
    198. Converter
    199. MarauderMarauderdone 14:40
    200. Wind ×6
    201. Converter
    202. Wind ×2
    203. Converter
    204. Wind ×4
    205. MarauderMarauder
    206. Wind
    207. Converter
    208. Wind ×3
    209. Converter
    210. Wind ×4
    211. Converter
    212. Wind ×3
    213. MarauderMarauder
    214. Wind ×2
    215. Converter
    216. Wind
    217. Converter
    218. Wind ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [NWP]1347's (36 OS, 20/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Tidal Generator8 Tidal to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 0:10 · in 87% of games

You get

  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 7:51 · in 79% of games

How it plays out

Typical game of this build, running totals by minute

Metal produced

010k20k30k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

01k2k3k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

02k4k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

135 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0011500
2:0027900
3:0082800
4:00151000
5:00223900
6:00305800
7:00400600
8:004985311105
9:006264570315
10:007711818440
11:009711922746
12:001244713001167
13:001486917901734
14:001808224722275
15:002041129463180
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard pond trails slightly at 49% team win, consistent with its support-economy role rather than direct combat.

  • + Zero metal lost by 5:00 shows the safe, boost-focused opening works as intended.
  • − Bot lab timing is wide (3:34-7:02), risking late unit support if delayed.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

[NWP]1347

35.8 OS · 20/09/2026

Open source match ↗

6 received units
2932 metal received · 216797 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab3:40Middle 50%: 3:14–5:34 · n=119
Advanced Metal Extractor9:15Middle 50%: 7:52–9:59 · n=111

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